Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bigger spend needed for net-zero world than assumed - McKinsey
By Mark John (Reuters) - The extra amount the world must spend each year to create a "net-zero" emissions economy is equivalent to half all profits currently generated by companies globally, consultan...
Thomson Reuters Jan 24, 2022
Buy now, pay later firms Zip, Sezzle confirm merger talks
(Reuters) - Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Sezzle Inc is in talks to be acquired by larger Australian rival Zip Co Ltd, the companies said on Tuesday, sending shares of Sezzle soaring 23% during the s...
Thomson Reuters Jan 24, 2022

HS BBB: Grovers Ground Warbirds with Tenacious Defense, Fast Break Points
Oak Grove’s swarming defense forced a litany of Wyndmere/Lidgerwood turnovers, and the Grovers’ onslaught of fast break points carried them to a 73-46 thrashing of Wyndmere/Lidgerwood Mond...
Derek Hanson Jan 24, 2022
China drafts new rules to allow gene edited crops
By Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) - China has published trial rules for the approval of gene-edited plants, paving the way for faster improvements to crops. The new guidelines, published by the Mi...
Thomson Reuters Jan 24, 2022
Gymnastics-Sydney Olympics rings champion Csollany dead at 51
(Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and gymnastics great Nadia Comaneci led the tributes to 2000 Sydney Olympics rings champion Szilveszter Csollany, who died on Monday aged 51. Hungaria...
Thomson Reuters Jan 24, 2022
North Korea appears to have fired cruise missiles - report
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired what appeared to be two cruise missiles into the sea off its east coast earlier on Tuesday, Yonhap news reported citing military sources, days after a flurry of bal...
Thomson Reuters Jan 24, 2022
Indonesia regulator says financial firms banned from facilitating crypto sales
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Financial Services Authority (OJK) on Tuesday warned that financial firms are not allowed to offer and facilitate sales of crypto assets amid a boom in crypto trading i...
Thomson Reuters Jan 24, 2022
Fighting COVID, solemn-faced Hong Kong leader explains maskless appearances
By Marius Zaharia and Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defended herself against criticism on Tuesday by saying she appears for newsconferences without a face mask so that p...
Thomson Reuters Jan 24, 2022
Taiwan vice president leaves to shore up shaky alliance with Honduras
By Ann Wang TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan Vice President William Lai left on Tuesday to shore up a shaky relationship with Honduras and attend the swearing in of its new leader, an event U.S. Vic...
Thomson Reuters Jan 24, 2022
At least 19 die in blaze, brawl at karaoke bar in Indonesia's Papua
JAKARTA (Reuters) - At least 19 people have died after a karaoke bar in Indonesia's West Papua was set ablaze following a brawl between rival gangs of youths in the area, police in the provincial capi...
Thomson Reuters Jan 24, 2022
